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Showing 22512260 of 3129 articles for Art. CA Colmar – 22 Nov. 2023 – no. 22/00551

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Secure surveillance and secure detention

Article R53-8-50

…n leaves the socio-medico-judicial security centre, to enable the person concerned to be taken into care immediately. If the person is subject to a care order, the coordinating doctor and their attend…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-4

…visions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesI…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-4

…ollowing table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-4

…e shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-27

…ments which form part of their assets;2° Newly authorised UCITS may derogate from R. 214-21, R. 214-22, R. 214-23, R. 214-24 and R. 214-25 for a period of six months following the date of their author…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles of organisation and operation of the body reception facility

Article R1261-13

When the conduct of medical teaching and research activities makes it essential to have recourse to the segmentation of the donor's body, the head of the receiving structure shall authorise this, on a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1324-1

…of article R. 1321-55, of articles R. 1321-86 to R. 1321-95, of the last paragraph of article R. 1322-3, of articles R. 1322-4, R. 1322-36 and R. 1322-37 and articles R. 1322-44-9 to R. 1322-44-15 ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Redistribution and inter-professional fund for access to law and justice

Article R444-37

…anagement company is made up of five directors appointed under the conditions set out in article L. 225-17, in accordance with the following procedures: 1° One director appointed by the Prime Minister…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry in the Ile-de-France region

Article R711-25

The decree provided for in Article R. 711-22 sets the number of seats on the general assembly of the interconsular grouping reserved for each of the chambers making up the grouping; this number may no…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R753-11

…low shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from th…

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